title: Searching lab on a chip literature: the need for a glossary of terms and concepts in a multidisciplinary environment.
abstract: This paper investigates the problem of searching literature in a multidisciplinary environment. It is found that much relevant literature is not found because other disciplines use a different terminology, different units, or slightly different (but related) concepts. The paper suggests some approaches to enhance interdisciplinary understanding and improve exchange of ideas and literature.
authors.affiliation: University of Twente, The Netherlands. j.c.t.eijkel@utwente.nl
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eijkel
mesh_terms: D001634:Bibliographies as Topic; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D019359:Knowledge; D046208:Microchip Analytical Procedures; D012106:Research; D009626:Terminology as Topic